The fast position latch input can be used to determine the position of the registration mark. In this example, the product is advanced using the Mint indexing command (MOVER). When the material has come to a stop, an output is turned on to fire the knife. The I/O is all controlled within the Mint application.

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Special features used:

Relative index move

Full control of I/O within motion

Fast position latch input to accurately read registration mark

Products:

All of Baldor's motion control products can be used to solve this application